Longbled is a 5 piece metalcore band from Portales, NM. We formed in 2002 after the break of Downfall which included 2 current members of Longbled, Eric and Jeremy.We consider ourselves Emotional Metal, every element in our music contains heaviness and melody. We have many influences including: Killswitch Engage, Slayer, God Forbid, Machine Head,Living Sacrifice, Metallica, Deftones, Chimaira and Fear Factory just to name a few. Seeing every metal band become some negative influence made us decide to focus on a more positive and religous message. Longbled is: Randy Tapia-Guitar Joel Martinez-Vocals Eric Tapia-Drums Jason Sheffer-Guitar/Vocals Dustin Mote-Bass